Lady Detective (TV series)
Indian Telugu-language TV series
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Lady Detective is an Indian Telugu-language detective fiction television series directed by Vamsy.[2] It aired on ETV from 1995 to 1997, with episodes broadcast every Thursday from 8:30 to 9:00 PM. The series features Uttara in the lead role as Sodhana, a private detective, supported by Sakshi Ranga Rao and Rama Prabha as her assistants.[3] The show garnered significant popularity and was well received during its original run.[4][5]
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| Lady Detective | |
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| Genre | Detective fiction, Thriller |
| Screenplay by | Suman |
| Story by | Guduru Viswanatha Sastry |
| Directed by | Vamsy |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | Lady Detective ... Ammo Yama Active |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Telugu |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 72+ |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ramoji Rao |
| Production location | Hyderabad |
| Running time | 18-24 minutes |
| Production companies | Eenadu Television Usha Kiran Movies |
| Original release | |
| Network | ETV |
| Release | 1995[1] – 1997 |
Premise
The series follows Sodhana, a private detective who tackles various societal issues by investigating cases at a detective bureau. Each episode features a new case, with Sodhana assisted by two to three comedic characters: Baby, a female assistant dressed in a schoolgirl-style skirt; Bobby, a male assistant in a striped suit, tie, and hat; and a dwarf male assistant in a checkered shirt, tie, and hat. These assistants often create humorous situations by unintentionally complicating the investigations, adding a lighthearted element to the series.
Cast
Main
- Uttara as Sodhana[6]
- Sakshi Ranga Rao as Bobby[7]
- Potti Veerayya
- Rama Prabha as Baby[7]
Recurring
- Rajeev Kanakala as Gopal Varma
- Raja Ravindra as Ravi
- Jhansi as Roopa
- Sameer as Sekhar
- Ramjagan as Rajan
- Anitha Chowdary as Manju
- Maharshi Raghava as Sriram's father-in-law
- J. V. Somayajulu
- Ragini as Sriram's mother-in-law
- Junior Relangi as a marriage broker and a waiter
- Vankayala Satyanarayana
- K. K. Sharma
- Gadiraju Subba Rao
- Raghu Babu
- Badi Tataji
Guest
- Dharmavarapu Subramanyam (episode 24)
- Prudhvi Raj (episodes 71-72)
- Devadas Kanakala (episode 24)
- Rajitha (episode 1)
- Jenny (episode 45)
- Vizag Prasad (episode 46)
- Juttu Narasimham as Doctor (episode 4)
Production
The serial was shot outdoors and some scenes were filmed indoors at the Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad.[5] Nadiminti Narsinga Rao was one of the dialogue writers for the series.[8][9]
Music
Reception
In popular culture
The title song of the serial was parodied in a deleted scene in the 2019 Telugu film Agent Sai Srinivasa Athreya.[12]